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EPISODE: Episode 1
In this must-watch episode of Boxing 101 with Neil the Deal on Talkin Fight, we dig deep into the upcoming WBO junior welterweight title fight featuring champions Josh Taylor and Teofimo Lopez. With a challenge issued and accepted, the stage is set for a fierce encounter on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the iconic Madison Square Garden.
Neil the Deal, renowned for his keen insights and expertise, shares his in-depth analysis of both fighters. As a betting man, Neil pulls no punches as he puts his money on the underdog Lopez. Taylor might be the favored fighter, but Neil firmly believes Lopez won’t let Taylor win this fight.
Described as a climaxing moment in both fighters’ careers, this bout promises to be anything but predictable. Neil argues that neither fighter will leave it up to the judges, speculating that Lopez will end the match early, between the 9th and 11th rounds.
Stay tuned for all the gritty details, surprising predictions, and tactical analysis of these world-class pugilists. Don’t miss out!
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Thank you, Christ for freedom here we are guys sorry about this, we’re having a lot of technical difficulties right now because of my internet connection, which is not very good, as we can see so uh.
Hopefully, you saw that I didn’t see much, but hopefully you saw the intro I liked it is awesome.
I want to thank the guys, the I.
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I hope you got me now.
You got me here kneel the deal boxing 101 Monday.
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Thanks for coming out, really appreciate your time and we’re going to talk a little bit today about the biggest fight.
I believe this year.
It’S my favorite fight of my two favorite Fighters and I’m super super looking forward to seeing these guys.
They are phenomenal Fighters both of them and it’s gon na be an absolute drill like it’s gon na be at the top of the Heap this year.
I believe it will be fight of the year, so I want to thank everybody for coming out all the likes.
The shares the subscriptions everything’s been going awesome.
The other hosts have been actually kicking it up a notch.
I got to thank them.
You guys have been doing a great job for here at talkingfight.
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Who’S been giving us uh all their love, basically and I’m really enjoying it and I hope you’re gon na enjoy my show as well as the other shows.
So, let’s get into it.
Let’S get her done and I’ll, let you know what’s happening so we’ll talk a little bit about last week’s uh fight that I was uh checking out the one that I thought was going to be the fight of the week, and that was the Eric bazinian versus Jose De Jesus, I guess you would call them now.
It was in the Montreal Casino there in Montreal, Canada, uh in Quebec, uh, Quebec, Canada and uh Eric I’ve done a bunch of episodes with Eric in the past.
I did one I believe in uh 2021.
I believe it was April 19th.
If you want to go back and check out that one I made some predictions and yes, the predictions are coming true.
Eric did not disappoint thanks Eric you kicked us and yep.
I knew it and I told you years ago this guy is the Canadian, the newest and best Canadian fighter.
I see out there going so uh.
He won’t even ask this unanimous decision, ten rounder uh.
I think it was a little harder than he probably expected.
Uh Macias gave a really good effort.
Uh he’s a he’s, a quality fighter, But Eric uh Eric ended up ending uh doing the job in the end unanimous decision tenth round uh, I called it – I believe, uh fifth or sixth round knockout.
I didn’t think uh.
His opponent was going to last that long, but uh he stuck in there Eric wanted on all scorecards and uh.
I’M really looking forward to talking to Eric soon he’s going to be coming on.
He promised me that he’d do an interview with me and I’m really looking forward to it so Eric if you’re watching congratulations, excellent job and uh.
I just want to thank you for everything that you’ve done for for all of us here in Canada and around the world, and I’m really looking forward to you being one of the new uh.
I would say Canadians that, like Lennox Lewis, that kind of thing where you’re going to be right at the top of the Heap and everybody’s going to know who you are and kneel the deal right here was probably the first one to talk about.
Congratulations thanks for all getting us all proud.
I really appreciate it so uh, hopefully the next he’s 30.
You know he’s undefeated and I believe, he’s gon na go 31-0 he’ll talk to him, see who he’s got up on the on his plate, who they figure.
He can uh, you know, fight up against is gon na.
I don’t really know who he’s gon na go up against now, because he’s really getting close.
So I got it.
I got ta say keep your eye on Eric bazinian uh, Canadian boy, and he is amazing.
Now, let’s talk about the big fight this weekend, it’s one that I’ve been waiting for for a super duper duper duper Whooper, duper time uh and it’s my favorite fighter.
I told you guys I did some episodes on him as well and uh as well as the opponent he’s my second favorite fighter out there, so I’m kind of pulled between these two guys.
I you know it’s: it’s gon na be a phenomenal fight, believe it will be fight of the year.
That’S my prediction, one in the bank and we’re talking about the uh Josh Taylor, Raya, firmo, Lopez, Taya, firmo.
They call him Tio, so he is the Takeover.
That is his moniker and I really super love him.
He is the real deal.
He’S got all duels in the basket.
He did lose one fight as we know for belts, but I believe he did and I believe uh this fight.
This is for this is for the unified lightweight super lightweight uh championship of championship of the world and he’s gon na, I think, do the job.
Although I love Josh Taylor, Josh Taylor, we know is the champion.
He did have a controversial uh win at home over uh Jack tattle.
That was, I don’t know, that’s one of those ones we’ve talked about that was, I don’t know what to tell you go back and check out the episodes of what I said, because that just didn’t add up for me, but truly, I just believe they didn’t want.
Uh Josh to lose at home in front of his friend, family friends, neighbors, cousins, uncles and all that jazz, so they they gave it to him but uh.
This is a.
This is a different uh.
Different situation and uh Tales.
Definitely ready the man, the myth and the legend is coming right at you this weekend.
So let’s go over a little bit about the fight uh.
We got uh Saturday June 10th, 2023 Madison Square Gardens, New York, USA uh.
That is the mecca of all boxing.
If you’re a boxer, you always strive to actually go and fight at Madison Square Gardens.
It is the big one.
It is where everything happens, some of the biggest fights of all time Hall of Famers.
It’S always Madison Square Garden.
It is the Mecca.
So this is a big one.
It is in the biggest show in front of the his hometown fans, Tia furno’s from Brooklyn and uh.
It’S gon na be is he’s gon na have a hell of a Following over there, and I really truly believe that Josh is kind of maybe bit off a little more than he can chew this time.
There’S a big age difference.
I believe it’s about seven years, something like that and uh.
I don’t know uh from what I’ve looked at read, saw interviews this that and everything else teofirmo looks like he’s in uh tremendous condition.
Absolutely tremendous he’s moving up from 135 to 140.
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Everybody believes that this is his first fight at 140.
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Well, guess what it’s not he’s already fought.
This is his fourth fight at 140.
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He had three other fights at 140, but this is a big one at 140.
, so his conditioning is phenomenal.
I checked out a bunch of stuff he’s really his new uh trainer, uh conditioning trainer and he’s been on different diets, all kinds of stuff.
He looks absolutely Unstoppable and I’m telling you guys check him out.
He will not disappoint every time.
He jumps in the ring.
He does stuff that that is magical, he’s a magical fighter and, like I said, he’s the man, the myth and the legend.
He will probably be the youngest Hall of Famer in the history of boxing.
He is phenomenal.
Now Josh, Taylor again is a great fighter.
I really like him too um, if, if he wasn’t fighting tale, I’d be taking taking them all the way he’s a Scotsman like myself got ta like the Scottish.
That’S us Josh and your career has been fantastic, but this time around, I’m uh I’m a little worried for what’s going to happen, especially for what happened in the last fight, where you kind of robbed Mr cattle of a win.
But again, I always say: don’t leave it in the hands of the judges.
You have to actually knock out your opponents these days to actually ensure that you have the win.
So, let’s go over the tale of the tape here: Hometown boy Taya, formal Lopez, 18 and 1 13 kales uh again from Brooklyn uh Josh Taylor is 19-0.
He is undefeated with 13 Knockouts.
It’S very interesting.
They have very similar records, 13 Knockouts, each 19 fights each uh.
You know what I mean.
Josh Taylor is from Scotland and uh he’s a he’s, a he’s, a really really super good fighter, but uh.
I think that this is going to be.
This is going to be the fight of the year they’re vying for the WBO world, uh super Junior welterweight and the super ring Junior welterweight Championship.
I I get confused by a bit of this stuff.
I they one place will tell you it’s super lightweight and then you know it’s between the WBC WBA.
So it’s a lightweight fight and it’s a big one, WBO and uh.
I believe it’s the ibf.
So oh sorry, green magazine, so it’s! This is a big one.
It’S for the unified and uh.
I’M really looking forward to this one big time so that’ll be at 140 pounds, uh uh, 10, Stone, 63.
5 kilograms.
It’S uh! It’S a it’s a division that has a lot it’s one of my favorite divisions.
It has a lot of really really good fighters in the lightweight division, so these two are right at the top and there’s guys behind them that that are going to come like crazy, and it’s going to be very exciting for all of us.
The fans, yourselves myself, checking it out, I’m really looking forward to it.
So Josh is the champion Tales ranked number nine right now by ring and funny enough.
He really is interested in this stat guys that it is the 100th anniversary of rings Rocky belt.
The rocky belt check that out 100th anniversary, I believe it’s Rings fighter of the year and I know uh Teo, former Lopez really sincerely wants to win home and uh.
It’S looking pretty good on that level for him.
So it’s the uh.
It’S the ring.
Walk that day is going to be at 12 uh PM, Eastern 9 p.
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It’S on ESPN.
It can be streamed on ESPN plus uh.
It’S gon na be 7 P.
M, Pacific Standard time.
So if you’re out west it’ll be 7 P.
M, it’s also on Sky Sports in the UK and that’s a 1am start.
So I don’t know, get get all the friends around.
Have a few pops enjoy yourselves and get ready for the fight of the year.
In my estimation, so the predictions are and the uh the odds are as this Josh is minus 180, meaning you got to put up 180 to make a hundred and Taya.
Formal is plus 140.
So you put down your 100 and you’re up 140.
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So it’s a it’s pretty close as far as the odds are concerned.
As far as I’m concerned, I think I think uh I’m gon na go with the underdog.
I’M gon na put my money on teofirmo Lopez because of the situation because of what happened to Josh in the last fight.
What’S at stake, moving forward, uh the age is a big difference.
There’S there’s a lot of factors involved in this because I mean it’s boxing.
So one punch and you’re knocked out – and that’s the end of that so Josh has got the power to knock him out.
He did get knocked down in his last fight and had to go all the way for a decision.
So is this could happen? I mean Josh has a very strong mind.
Uh Teo has a very strong mind as well.
Josh seems to think that he’s going to push him around, but I can’t see that happening.
I think tail firmo has more uh.
More gumption he’s got a little more on the uh.
You know he doesn’t want to retire at 25.
, but Josh Taylor could probably retire after this.
So maybe come back in a couple years.
A couple of fights you know basically just pad the pockets with a little bit of pension money, so I’m taking Taya, firmer Lopez, uh all the way, I’m taking him in the 10th or 11th round TKO knockout uh either one Josh has said that he thinks that He’S going to take him down between the sixth and the eighth round, I highly doubt that I don’t think that’s going to happen.
I mean they all have to talk about it, but Josh is, I, like, I say, he’s all in he’s ready to go he’s raring to go, but I just have a dumb feeling that he doesn’t realize how much is up against him.
He’S coming from Scotland he’s in the other guy’s Hometown with his home fans and uh.
We all know he was a unified champion before Taya, firmo and uh.
What that’s why I’m taking him so guys? My opinion is: take tear former Lopez, throw a hunter down on him couple hundred whatever you got, and I think it’s going to be a and they say it’s an upset, but I can’t see him losing this fight he’s an underdog.
I don’t know why, whatever.
So that’s what I got for you today guys.
I really appreciate you coming out.
I want to thank Erica bazinian, the Canadian boxer for uh making us proud, I’m really looking forward to the big fight this weekend, Saturday June 10th, Madison Square Gardens, uh, Josh, Taylor, Taya, former Lopez, my two favorite Fighters, it’s probably gon na, be my favorite fight of The year, so hopefully you guys got time check it out.
I definitely will be and uh we’ll see you next week on talkandfight.
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So thanks again, as I always say, take care of yourselves get better, not bitter, we’ll see you next week, boxing 101 with me the one and only kneel the deal thanks for coming out.
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